Improvement in fish-hooks



P. KEMLO'. FISH HOOK.

Patented Sept. 14, 1869.

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Letters Patent No. 94,893, dated September 14, 1869,

IMPROVEMENT IN PISH- HOOKS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Ratent and baking part of the same To all whom it may concern:

no it known that .l', FRANUIS Knnno, of Boston, in. tho county ol'Snli'olk, and Stats ot'lllnssnchusctts, have invcntcd u now and useful lmprovcmcnt in Fish-Hooks; and 1 do hurl-by dw'lureilmtthc ihllowing is o l'nllund 'cxlu't dcscripi ion lhcreol', rcll-rcnrc bcing had to the am'ompmn'ing drawings, :md to tho letters of roibrcnc-c murkcd ihcrcon.

l ignros l and l" roprcsont front and side views of my improved iish-liook,nnd

Figures 2 and 2" are similar views of a modification thereof.

My prcscnt invention relates to an improvement on a spring-lockfish-hook, for which I have justmzide a-n :mplica-tion for a potent; and

It consists in a hook sliding on n stcnn: which is providcdwvith sping-lock, for the purpose of closing the book after the fish has been booked.

A rcprcscnts a, stem or bar, to the upper end of which the lino is to be attached.

Near the central portion, u long slot, (1-, is formed, for tho rcccption of the bent end of the shank of the hook, which moves therein, guided bythc loops a and a, which arc formed on the stem below the slot.

B roprcscnts the hook, which, by means of the slot in the stem, is capable of sliding thereon.

The upper bcntend of its shank extends through the slot of tho stcm, and its end has a spring, 1), secured to it, which braces against this side of the stem, for the purpose of preventing the hook from sliding down by its gravity, yct allowing it to do so if a slight pull is made on it.

(i is the lock, hinged to the lower end of the stem, its other slotted end extending across to the barb-end of tho hook, bcing actuated by the spring 0 in the manner described'in my application above referred to.

The operation is as follows:

The bent, having been placed on the hook in the usual manner, it is pushed 'up on the stem, which brings the lock down to the position shown in dotted lines, serving to hold the bait more firmly.

By thc'strnggle of a. fish, which may have been hooked, to get away, tho hook will be pulled down, bringing the locklinto-the position shown by the full lines, closing the hook and securing the fish.

In the modification shown in figs. 2 and 2?, a sprin serves the purpose of the lock for closing the hook Having thus described my invention,

\Vhnt I claim, and-desire to secure by Letters Patcnt, .is--

The combination of the stem A, sliding hook B, and lock 0, arranged to operate substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof, I this specification, witnesses.

have signcd my name to in the presence of two subscribing FRANCIS KEMLO. Witnesses Gnoncn W. Goss, FRANCIS A. PERRY. 

